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Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 in Bromley in Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’. The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained by the library of books his father regularly brought him. Through these Wells found he could escape the boredom and misery of his bed and convalescence by exploring the new worlds he encountered in these books.

David McAlister reads six supernatural stories from the author of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. Best known for his science fiction, H G Wells was also a master of the ghost story, producing numerous tales of the Gothic, the eldritch and the uncanny. These six stories, ranging from the humorous to the horrifying, epitomise the very best of Wells’ occult fiction.

Theatre Royal. The very name summons up something of grandeur and eloquence. And it was. Hosted by Laurence Olivier, these big-name productions also included the creme de la creme of acting talents from John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Orson Welles to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave and Olivier himself. They were based on works by the world's leading authors, among them Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov. These are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping as we raise the curtain on our first instalment of theatrical history. 

Theatre Royal. The very name summons up something of grandeur and eloquence. And it was. Hosted by Ralph Richardson, these big-name productions also included the creme de la creme of acting talents from John Gielgud, Robert Morley and Orson Welles to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave and Laurence Olivier. They were based on works by the world's leading authors, among them Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov. These are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping as we raise the curtain on our first instalment of theatrical history.

The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. An enthusiast of random and irresponsible violence, Griffin has become an iconic character in horror fiction.

This gripping tale takes place in the late 19th century and follows the protagonist, Mr. Hapley, a famous entomologist who becomes embroiled in an ongoing feud with Professor Pawkins a rival in his field. Hapley has a devasting retort to Professor Pawkins's most recent attack on him, but before he can deliver the ruinous blow, Pawkins dies leaving Haply ready for battle with no opponent. The physical Pawkins may be gone, but a mysterious moth that no one but Hapley can see or feel the presence of appears.

Das Unsichtbare und Bedrohliche, Zeitreisen und Invasionen fremder Lebewesen auf der Erde – mit diesen Sujets erschrieb sich Herbert George Wells seinen Rang zu einem der meistgelesenen Autoren der Literaturgeschichte. Er war einer der Ersten, der die Entwicklung der Science-Fiction-Literatur entscheidend prägte. Diese Sammlung enthält fünf ausgewählte Kurzgeschichten aus seiner Feder, es sind kleine spannende und gruselige Geschichten um Wissenschaft, menschliche Selbstüberschätzung und dem ewigen Ringen mit der Natur.

Was wäre, wenn du eine Reise durch die Zeit machen könntest? Wenn du die Zukunft der Menschheit entdecken könntest? Wenn du Zeuge von unglaublichen Wundern und schrecklichen Gefahren werden könntest? Das ist die Geschichte von Die Zeitmaschine, dem Hörbuch nach dem berühmten Roman von H. G. Wells, gelesen von Benjamin Werner. Begleite den namenlosen Zeitreisenden, der mit seiner genialen Erfindung in das Jahr 802.701 reist, wo er auf die Eloi und die Morlocks trifft, zwei völlig unterschiedliche Arten von Menschen, die das Ergebnis einer langen Evolution sind.

London, the late 19th century, the pinnacle of civilization’s achievements. Little did the people know that a vastly technologically superior race of Martians was about to descend upon earth to wreak havoc on mankind. H.G. Wells revolutionized the science fiction genre—menacing aliens, a population in total panic and disarray, and fascinating yet deadly weaponry. How will the pitiable humans survive this extraterrestrial calamity? Find out in H.G. Wells’ classic novel The War of the Worlds.

As a result of the experiment, Griffin becomes invisible. In an attempt to conceal his condition, the mad scientist wraps himself in bandages, but this only arouses suspicion among the villagers he arrives to work on reversing the process. He desires to become a normal man again while also exploiting his invention to amass a fortune. Unfortunately, subsequent attempts yield no results, and the frustrated Griffin begins to terrorize the villagers...

Wells had a keen interest in the political and social issues of his day, one of the most significant of which was the outbreak of the First World War. This book, written in 1916, presents the story of Mr Britling, a political commentator, living in comfortable security in his country estate at Matchings Easy, in Essex. He entertains a varied assembly of guests, including Mr Direck, an American journalist, and Herr Heinrich, a German philology student who acts as a family tutor, and the general atmosphere is a hectic social whirl.

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels and often credited as being the father of science fiction. 'The Country of the Blind' is the strange story of a mountain guide who accidently falls off a cliff ledge in the Andes. He survives the fall unhurt, and finds himself in a remote valley where a tribe lives completely cut off from the rest of the world.

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas of the early America’s. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘The Country of the Blind’, adapted from the original tale by H. G. Wells and ‘Bartelby’ adapted by Herman Melville.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950s by the late Harry Alan Towers.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 30 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Ewige Jungend", "20,000 Meilen unter dem Meer (komplett)", "Die Insel des Dr.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 31 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Unsichtbare (komplett)", "Der Krieg der Welten (komplett)".

West-Sussex 1896: Während ein heftiger Schneesturm tobt, bezieht ein mysteriöser Mann mit bandagiertem Gesicht ein Zimmer im Gasthof des beschaulichen Örtchens Iping. Schnell wird der Fremde zum Gesprächsthema an dem kleinen Ort, vor allem, als seine Koffer ankommen und er mit chemischen Experimenten beginnt, die ihn den Wirtsleuten und Dorfbewohnern schnell nur noch unheimlicher erscheinen lassen...

1897 im viktorianischen England: Die vom renommierten Observatorium in Ottershaw beobachteten gewaltigen Explosionen auf dem Mars und der kurze Zeit später erfolgte Absturz eines massiven Meteoriten in Horsell Common waren nur die Vorboten einer großangelegten Invasion der Marsianer, der sich die Welt plötzlich unvorbereitet gegenüber sah...

Im Jahr 1887 wird der schiffbrüchige Engländer Edward Prendick von einem Schiff aufgenommen, das einen gewissen Montgomery mit seinem grotesken Diener Mling und eine Ladung verschiedener Tiere auf die geheimnisvolle Insel von Dr. Moreau bringen soll. Moreau ist für Edward Prendick beileibe kein Unbekannter, immerhin hat auch er einen wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund...

England 1899: Was geht vor sich in dem berüchtigten roten Raum des Schlosses Lorraine, in dem noch niemand eine ganze Nacht ausgehalten hat, ohne dem Wahnsinn zu verfallen oder zu versterben? Simon Price will gegen den ausdrücklichen Rat der Besitzerin und der alten Dienstboten, dem Spuk mit modernster Technik, einem Phonographen, zu Leibe rücken und riskiert damit seinen Verstand und sein Leben.

Es gelingt Thomas Marvel, dem Unsichtbaren unter beträchtlichen Mühen zu entkommen. Dieser dringt daraufhin in ein Landhaus ein und erlebt dort auf der Suche nach einem neuen Gehilfen eine große Überraschung...